OREGON EMERALD
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Laissez Faire Policy Is Successful.
NOTEWORTHY IN the survey of the University of Oregon
conducted by S. P. Capen, specialist in higher education in the United
States bureau of education, is the recommendation that the group
system of studies he adopted instead of the elective system.
From absolute authority we have learned that an investigation
on the part of the University of the schedules showed that under the
elective system, as instituted at ()regon, students adhere to a system
of study throughout their four years that could not be improved on
by adopting the group system, which prescribes the system of work
to a greater detail.
In other words, the University of Oregon need not adopt the
group system, because on the whole students show good judgment in
selecting their curriculum.
Here is one instance in whic h the authorities have confidence in
the students’ responsibility. “Pipe” courses—if there are any such
courses—do not appeal to the mass of students. They pursue a cer
tain logical trend and sequence in their work that does not warrant
the group system.
The group system will not be adopted at the University of Ore
gon, because the students, free to choose their studies, seem to choose
according to the scientifically established group system. In this
case freedom to select courses has had a beneficial effect. It has re
sulted in adherence to the narrow path without having to resort to
rules, which inhibit personal initiative.
If this laissez faire policy has worked out good in the selection of
studies, we cannot imagine why it will not work out as good or bet
ter in the attendance of classes. It stands to reason that the two are
sufficiently related to bring out the same result. Still the faculty,
despite student sentiment, insists on the “cut rule,” which regulates
attendance and punishes non-attendance in an unreasonable way,
as the faculty, on the whole, will admit.
But the fact is that the elective system does not apply through
out the four years. Underclassmen are under the direction of their
major professors in the selection of their first two years work.
We think that this is rational and wise. Upperclassmen show
enough judgment to elect their work efficiently.
But in the same way that upperclassmen are given full sway in
election of work, so, too, we maintain that it is no more than reason
able and consistent to give them the same freedom in the matter of
attendance. If they do not misuse their freedom in the one matter
they will not abuse it in the attendance of classes.
The Kmcrald has put forward such a recommendation, and the
student council without a vote of disseution approved of it.
The rest remains with the faculty!
Henry Ford’s Peace Pilgrimage.
OREGON ENJOES the distinction of "being' one of the filteen
prominent universities in the United States" to receive an invitation
from Henry 1'ord to send a representative to Europe as his gates* in
an attempt to end the war by Christmas.
Whatever may he said as to the feasibility of the enterprise, it
must be granted that there is at least a chance that the movement
may prove a strong factor in developing a dynamic public opinion in
continental Europe against the continuance of the war.
When the peace crusaders, made up of leaders in every station
of American life, go into the bleeding heart of warring Europe there
will be set up a reaction in the minds of the sufferers. Henry Eord
says he is leading into Europe a peace pilgrimage at the psychological
moment- at a time when 90 per cent of the warring people want
peace. It stands to reason that it four-fifths of a people are appealed
to at the psvchological moment, the mailed fist of the other one-fifth
can be forced.
The idea of the peace crusade is not original with Eord, but b
him belongs the credit, for, as we have said before, there is a vast
difference between "thinking the thought and doing the deed."
Some decry the enterprise on the grounds that it is unofficial,
but this, to our mind, makes it all the more effective. The attempt
will succeed or fail on the sentiment it creates. It must appear ilia
mafic., emotional, and spontaneous before it can take advantage of
the psychological moment. An official attempt to end the war would
be cold, business-like and bound up in mazes of red-tape, which would
not have the dramatic effect on suffering humanity.
There is true nobility in this attempt, even though it appears
fruitless, and we feel proud to see that Oregon has been given the op
portunity to send it- delegate; and, moreover, no better representative
could have been selected for the mission.
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CAMPUS NOTES
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President i'ainphell yesterday **ntor
tuined in honor of Hr. 1\. A. .1 Maekon
*iet dean of tlio medical school of the
I’nivcrsity of Oregon, with a luncheon in
the tea room of the Oshnrn hotel. Those
present were: Oran Mackensie, Profes
sor Schmidt, 1’rofessor latwrence, Pro
fessor llovard. Professor Sweetser,
Professor Hoynton, Professor Stafford,
Professor (.J rimes, and Regent* lta.v
(loodrieh, A, 1'. l>ixon and l* 11. John
son.
Graham Smith has withdrawn from the
University and will leave shortly for
XoMesville. Indiana, where his jjrand
father is very ill. lie exp«H‘ts to return
to the University next September.
President C. R. Spenee, of the state
(trance, spoke to the eotnmoivial depart
ment of the University and also to the
t'ommereial elub on Wednesday, on the
“Marketing of the Agricultural Products.”
Mr. Spence is also a member of the
Oregon and California land grant com
mission and will attend a meeting of that
body in Salem, next week.
15. R. Spencer, of the class of 1901,"
who has n position with the Hercules
Mining company, of Helena, Montana,
stopped off on his way home from the
exposition at San Francisco yesterday.
COLLEGE NIGHT MAY
6E AN ANNUAL AFFAIR
More Than 3000 Persons En
joyed. Program at Ice Hippo
drome in Portland Friday.
According to the counters, 3099 per
sons were in the enclosure of the Port
land Ice Hippodrome last Friday night,
which netted $500 for the Women’s
building. Mrs. Alice Benson Beach, a
graduate of Oregon in 1905, who had
charge of the event, conducted it in a
highly satisfactory manner, according to
Miss Ouppy. “This attraction proved so
popular that it will probably be made an
annual affair by the Portland alumnae.
Three bands, the Oregon glee clubs,
and rooting sections from the four Port
land high schools provided entertainment
from the seats while'stunts on the big
ice rink were going on.
Washington high school, after a hot
contest won the Lipman, Wolfe and
company trophy for the best high school
yells. Washington also proved champions
in the tug of war by pulling Lincoln’s
ten men the length of the ice, after the
Cardinal team had out-jerked Jefferson.
Oregon received the Meier and Frank
college rooters’ cup without opposition.
The combined men’s and women’s glee
clubs interspersed the program with Ore
gon songs that filled the giant enclosure
and brought much applause.
The relay race went to the Portland
Rowing dub. Mixed teams of profession
als and amateurs played two periods of
hockey. The “Reds” won, four to one.
Lewis Rosswcll and Dunbar Poole gave
exhibitions of fancy skating. The Twen
ty-first infantry band from Vancouver
Barracks played several selections dur
ing the evening and provided music for
the grand march. The line of 521 couples
was led by Robert Krohn and Alice Ben
son Beach. Nearly $5000 has been clear
ed to date for the new women’s building.
'Phe prospects for raising the entire
amount required are excellent, thinks
Miss (loppy.
The Woman’s league has planned a
middy dance to be given Friday, Decem
ber 10 from -l to 0 in the Men’s gymna
sium. Refreshments will be served. A
charge of 25 cents a couple will be made,
the proceeds to go for the Woman’s
building fund.
GADSKI TO BE HERE SOON
Decembor 14 Date of Concert; Explana
tory Program to be Given by
Philharmonics.
Due to tlie efforts of Ralph II. Ly
man, (lean of the school of music,, and
(lie philharmonic society of the Univer
sity, Madame .lohanna Gadski will sing
at the Eugene armory December 14.
making this her only stop between Port
land and San Francisco.
In anticipation of the Gadski concert
the philharmonic society will give a short
program in Yillard hall after the regular
practice next Monday evening. The con
cert which will I open to the general
public, will begin at eight thirty and will
be in the nature of an explanatory pre
lude to the one to be given by Mine. Gad
ski.
Several of her numbers will be sung
by members of the society after which
short historical sketches will be given.
Special stress will be laid on the Ger
man group and on selections from Wag
nerian operas which will be sung by the
prima donna in her concert here and
which are considered to be among her
best numbers.
DEFICIT HAMPERS SPORT
Prof. Howo Prophesies That Basketball
Will Not Be Reinstated Duo
to $ I GOO Burden.
"If it had not rained during the Ore
gon (t. A. game, intercollegiate bas
ketball would have had an excellent
chance of being reinstated," said Prof.
11. Howe, chairman of the faculty
committee. The faculty meets Thursday
to give its final statement as to the fu
ture of the sport. The deluge cost the
student body close to $1000, and leaves
it in financial straits.
Representatives Go to N. W. Conference
Mill Hayward and Prof< ssor t'olin V.
Pyment, the other members of the com
mittee, tire in Portland, attending the
northwest college conference that is in
session. Professor llowe said that the
various men he had talked with had hop
ed to place basketball back on the sport
calendar for the year. However, .he
committee, on close investigation, dis
covered that the 1014-15 basketball sea
son showed a deficit of $000. This sum
plus the amount lost on football this year
shows a burden of $1000, that the stu
dent body should have to assume were
the indoor sports reinstated.
No Chance for Basketball
Professor Howe in anticipating the
action of the faculty meeting on Thurs
day, said:
“From financial reasons alone I think
that basketball will be voted down. It
has never been a paying proposition and
the student body can not carry the bur
den this year.” He emphatically stated,
however, that the probable abolishment
was for this season alone. Without a
doubt Oregon will compete in the con
ference next year in the sport.
The girls on the Minnesota Daily have
organized themselves into a club for co
operative purposes, to be known as the
“Minnesota Daily Staff Girls’ club” or
the “I). S. G. C.” They will edit a spe
cial woman’s issue of the Daily on De
cember 9.
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